About this episode
Stephen Proctor discusses the evolution of the golf swing and the impact of American golf instruction.
In this week’s episode, golf historian and author Stephen Proctor joins Josh Karp to explore the evolution of the golf swing. Stephen reveals his six 'immortal golfers,' explains how Americans transformed golf instruction, and breaks down why the gap between your swing and a tour pro’s has never been wider. PLUS this week we are giving away five signed copies of Stephen Proctors book, Matchless. To enter the giveaway subscribe to the Corrected Mistakes newsletter for free: https://substack.com/@correctedmistakes WOW, Fred has been nominated for the 2025 Audiocaster of the Year by the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. Please vote for our founder as often as you'd like as the more you vote, the better his chances of recognition. Voting is open now through July 1. Vote now at BARHOF.org Thanks for your support and Good Luck Fred!! 🤞 Please welcome our new host of Golf Smarter, Josh Karp! Fred has retired from his work life, including the podcast, and will be working on his game with more intention than ever. If you have a question for either Josh or Fred, or if you’d like to share a comment about what you’ve heard in this or any other episode, please write to Josh at karpj2323@mac.com…
People in this episode
Host: Josh Karp
Guest: Stephen Proctor
Topics covered
- golf swing
- golf history
- golf instruction
- immortal golfers
- tour pro comparison
- giveaway
Keywords
- golf swing evolution
- golf instruction
- immortal golfers
- tour pro swing
- Stephen Proctor
- golf history
- Matchless
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Corrected Mistakes, Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
Books & works: Matchless
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